China’s poverty line is higher than the World Bank’s 2015 benchmark of 1.9 U.S. dollars per person per day, a spokesperson for the annual session of China’s national legislature said on Thursday. ( read original…
Monthly Archives For March 2021
Hong Kong’s vanishing freedom on the agenda as China’s annual congress begins
China’s rubber-stamp parliament will propose ways to “improve” the electoral system to ensure there are “patriots governing Hong Kong,” the body’s spokesperson Zhang Yesui said Thursday. ( read original story …)
Beijing restaurant owner sentenced to eight months in prison for breaking COVID-19 quarantine rule
A restaurant owner surnamed Xie from Beijing’s Daxing district has been sentenced to eight months in prison and one year probation for breaking COVID-19 quarantine rules, a court announced on … ( read original story…
Hostility to Beijing drives Chinese gold diggers into new territory
Chinese gold companies pay higher premiums * Gold assets in developed world are more expensive, Chifeng says * Chinese acquisitions get more scrutiny in Canada, Australia * Chin … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong stocks slip as China banking chief warns of asset bubbles, old-economy companies suffer on index revamp plan
Hong Kong stocks dropped, erasing earlier gains as China’s financial markets regulator expressed concerns about asset bubbles and old-economy stocks declined on concern an overhaul of the benchmark … ( read original story …)
“5G+ industry” continues to advance, WIMI Hologram Cloud and China Mobile jointly welcome the 5G vision
Ten years ago, in Microsoft’s experiment, Microsoft founder Bill Gates showed the world the life of the future: TV has long become the “past tense”, and the entire wall is the screen. In the early…
The Technology 202: Bipartisan bill would fund tech partnerships with allies to counter China
It would create a new interagency office focused on helping the U.S. and other democracies maintain their tech edge. ( read original story …)
Pew survey shows hardening American attitudes toward China
New polling from the Pew Research Center shows strong negative attitudes among Americans toward China, with almost nine out of 10 adults seeing the country as a competitor or enemy, rather than a part ……
China’s poverty line higher than World Bank benchmark: spokesperson
China’s poverty line is higher than the World Bank’s 2015 benchmark of 1.9 U.S. dollars per person per day, a spokesperson for the annual session of China’s national legislature said Thursday. Zhang … ( read…
China can be checkmated by supplying Corona vaccines to Asian countries
It is being claimed that the Coronavirus vaccine has become a ‘Political Currency’ of today. The countries having the currency are said to be using it for their foreign policy. It is claimed that ……
China Plays Up Ascendancy Over West as It Sets Economic Path
Leader Xi Jinping will lay out a plan to ensure the nation’s rise and his authority at an annual legislative session. ( read original story …)
Americans Want Joe Biden to Take on China, but Aren’t Sure He Will: Poll
The majority of Americans now see China as an enemy or competitor, with less than 10 percent considering Beijing a partner. ( read original story …)
Americans Favor Confronting China on Human Rights Despite Risk to Economic Ties, Survey Finds
American attitudes toward China have soured significantly in the past three years, with 70% of those surveyed for a report published on Thursday saying Washington should stand up to Beijing over its … ( read…
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